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'''Title: Gargish Virtues'''

'''Author: Wren Hapswill'''
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The Gargish race 
based thier lifes work 
on the Principles and 
Virtues garnered 
from the Codex of 
Ultimate Wisdom, just 
as we of the Light 
base our lives on the 
what we've taken 
from that same text. 

Although on the 
surface the two 
systems of Virtue 
seem quite different 
they are in fact very 
similiar. Lord British 
gave us the Virtues 
we know today based 
on the Codex, just as 
Naxatilar of the 
Gargoyles gave his 
race thier own Virtues 
based on that same 
text. In the 
Gargish text : 
Book of Prosperity, it 
is written that to 
recieve the answer to 
any question one must 
only read the codex 
and properly interupt 
the answer. Both Lord 
British and Naxatilor 
before him consulted 
the Codex to answer 
the same question, and 
received similiar yet 
different answers. 

If 
the Codex of Ultimate 
Wisdom is truly 
infallible, then it 
stands to reason that 
either Lord British's 
or Naxatilor's 
interputaion of the 
answer is incorrect. 

Yet that brings to 
mind an old saying, 
"there's more than one 
way to skin a cat". 
Which is to say : That 
in life there are many 
answers to any 
question, and though 
the answers may be 
different, they can 
still lead you to the 
same outcome. So in 
the spirit of that 
saying, I would put 
forth that both 
interputations are 
correct. In this text I 
shall discuss the 
Gargish Principles 
and Virtues compared 
to our own. And while 
I list shall list my 
own conclusions from 
this comparison, 
remeber that this is 
my own 
interputation.And may 
or may not be correct 
according to the 
intended answer of 
the Codex.

The Gargish Virtues, 
like our own are 
derived from three 
principles. These 
three Principles are 
Control, Passion, and 
Diligence. Much like 
our own Truth, Love 
and Courage. From 
Control comes the 
Virtue of Direction. 

From Truth we have 
Honesty. From 
Passion comes the 
Virtue Feeling. From 
Love we have 
Compassion. From 
Diligence comes the 
Virtue of Persistance. 
From Courage comes 
Valor. Control with 
Passion brings the 
Vitue of Balance. 

From Truth and Love 
comes Justice. 
Passion combined 
with Diligence 
gives the Virtue of
Achievement. From 
Love and Courage 
comes Sacrifice. 

Control and Diligence 
gives the Virtue of 
Persistance. From 
Truth and Courage 
comes Honor. Outside 
Control, Passion, and 
Diligence is the Virtue 
of Order. Outside 
Truth, love, and 
Courage is Humility. 

From Control, 
Passion, and Diligence 
comes the Virtue  of 
Singularity. From 
Truth, Love, and 
Courage comes 
Spirituality. 

The First six Virtues 
of each set are 
governed by the last 
two. And it is here in 
Order and Singularity 
that the two sets of 
Virtues seem to part 
from one another. 

Where the Gargish 
Virtues seem to dwell 
on the individial, ours 
seem tailored to the 
community. But if you 
take into account what 
is written in the Book 
of Circles you'll see 
that the Gargish 
Virtues, through 
Singularity are in fact 
tied to the community 
or race of the 
gargoyles. ".. with all 
members equal parts 
of the unified whole."  

So in fact the Gargish 
Virtue of Singularity 
would lead the 
individuial gargoyle to 
Spirituality within 
the unified whole.

It's my theory that 
our set of Virtues is 
the end result for the 
Community or unified 
whole when based 
upon the Gargish 
Virtues of the 
individuial. So in fact 
neither is wrong nor 
right, yet are  
strengthened by the 
other when used 
together. 

Each of our actions in 
life effect the world 
around us in some 
way. So, to the 
individuial I say : Ask 
yourself these 
questions. What is 
your path in life? Be 
honest with yourself 
.. and remain true to 
the Direction that path 
leads you. When you 
meet someone in need 
of assistence, How 
would you feel if you 
were in thier 
position? Act 
accordingly to that 
feeling. Do you have 
what it takes to keep 
going? Stay on the 
path.. keep striving 
toward your goals.

If 
someone strays from 
thier path.. What can 
do to help them return 
to it? Balance your 
answer by how you 
would feel in thier 
place. Doing something 
you enjoy leads to 
taking the time to do it 
well.. Is what you've 
achieved worth the 
time you've sacrificed 
to it? When striving 
toward your goals.. 

Do your actions honor 
precisly your true 
path in life? 

Sometimes none of 
this questions aply, so 
you must to maintain 
order..  it has nothing 
to do with your goals, 
not becuase it will 
make you feel  good, 
and it doesn't matter 
whether you can do it 
or not.. you must try 
just becuase it's the 
right thing to do. 

Each 
of us asking these 
questions of ourselves 
will lead us as 
individuials. And each 
of us leading our lives 
according to the 
Gargish Virtues will 
bring us closer to 
achieveing our goals as 
a whole set forth as 
Lord British's 
Virtues. 

[[Category:Virtues and Religion]]